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Land Forces Chief of Staff, Brigadier Godfrey Katsigazi Tumusiime, says that unlike currently where tests are made as part of requirements for recruitment and treatment given when an officer falls sick, the force will conduct medical checkups on all officers every after six months.

Jolly Rubambarama, a senior nursing officer at Mulago Hospital is concerned that often, professionals that should primarily work with infants, are deployed in general wards and not utilized on pediatric cases, a trend which results into wastage of resources and fuels child mortality.

According to the district education officer, Benton Luke Logiel, most of the teachers whove absconded are from Amudat town council. He notes that the district is currently operating with only 101 teachers out of 140. He adds that the district is facing a serious challenge as most teachers are applying for cross transfers to their mother districts.

The centre will house the department of Performing Arts and Film, a 350-seater theatre, a 200-seater auditorium, 12 acoustically treated rooms, a library, two music studios, three dance rooms, 10 music practice rooms, an audio-visual archive and office space.

A 50 kilogram bag of fertilizers now costs 140,000 up from 110,000 Shillings, a hike that has affected Nitrogen Phosphate Potassium -NPK and Diammonium Phosphate-DAP fertilizers over the last two months. A trip of organic fertilizers has also increased from 40,000 to 65,000 Shillings.

UCC Executive Director Eng. Godfrey Mutabazi disclosed the new enforcement strategy after meeting telecommunication companies today at the commissions headquarters in Bugolobi, Kampala. The meeting was also attended by the Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura and Criminal Investigations and the Intelligence Directorate CIID boss Grace Akullo.

Lira District Secretary for Production Anthony Ojuka who received the donation on Friday said it will be distributed among 13 sub counties in the district. He added that each Sub County will receive at least 2,500 Kilograms of rice, to be distributed to families in dire need. Each family will receive 10 kilograms.

The market was constructed in 2016 after the existing 40-year old structure was allocated to an Egyptian investor, to construct a boat and ship assembling plant. Following its completion, Jinja municipality issued a notice to all traders operating at Masese landing site in Walukuba division to vacate the area and pave way for the plan that has remained pending for more than 10 years.

The event which takes place April 7-9 will see the team also battle Jamaica and Germany in the group. We have prepare well and we know the hurdle in Hong Kong will not be an easy one, team coach Tolbert Onyango told URN on Friday.

Public officials are required under the Leadership Code Act to declare their wealth by submitting a written declaration to the Inspectorate of Government every two years, indicating, among others, the names, income, assets and liabilities of their spouse, children and dependents.

One of such parents is, Marcus Kakungulu, a father of four who separated with the mother of his children in 2015. Kakungulu says his mission is to erase the mothers memory from the children in their own interest.

Children equally blamed their parents for letting them down in education. The message was packaged through poems, musicals and presentations. In one of the poems, presented by Kangole Girls Secondary School, children cited gluttony and the scramble for dowry as the major driver for keeping young girls out of school.

Turyeingana, a resident of Kibingwe cell, in Kabale District is said to have sold a heifer that was given to his wife Adellah Aheisibwe last year as part of the government program started to enhance household participation in commercial agricultural production. The heifer was valued at 1.8 million Shillings.

FIFA is proposing that Africa gets nine automatic places up from five it currently has. This is part of the proposals being considered when the World Cup expands from 32 to 48 teams in 2026. A tenth African country will take part play-offs alongside five other teams to decide the last two spots.

Uganda Radio Network was able to purchase a pre-registered Africell SIM card number 0793384089 from a vendor in Wandegeya at Shillings 3,000. After glancing at Africell SIM cards displayed on a stall, our reporter approached the vendor inquiring whether he can purchase one and register it without a national identity card.